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shire Theater Award for best performance in the Winnipesaukee Theater’s “Father of the Bride’ ’ production in 2007, has managed the Paper Mill Theatre in Lincoln and the Little Church Theatre in Holderness. She says the 13,000
square foot theatre, which opened in 1928 on Plym- outh’s South Main Street
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hosting vaudeville shows and later became a movie theatre, was most recently owned by Spinelli Cin- emas, which 10 years ago split the theatre in half with a wall creating two 200-seat theaters. Ray purchased the the-
ater for $125,000 at an auction in October and reopened it as The Flying Monkey in late December, then closed it in April in
order to start work on transforming it into a cul- tural arts center. Lovett says that reno-
vations have included gutting the two existing cinemas and converting them into one intimate performance hall, recon- figuring the entrance and concession areas, un- covering balcony seating
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Balcony area has been extended and will include a full service bar at the Flying Monkey.
An addition which will provide a star room and access to the stage area is being constructed at the rear of the Flying Monkey.
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